1. Where did Red Blood Cells originate
from and What is their particular function
in the body?
Roles, Function of Mature RBCs and Immunological Facts
from Greek, erythros for "red" and
kytos for "hollow vessel", with -cyte
translated as "cell" in modern usage
Hemoglobin delivery, circulate miles
through the peripheral circulations
Carries nutrients, hormone and
delivery to organs and tissues, also
carries waste, such as CO2 and takes
to lung to be expelled from body.
Squeezes through threadlike splenic
sinuses and capillaries
Must Maintain Osmotic balance
Hemoglobin chainsLaboratory Information
4-Sickle cell
Sickle Cell Anemia:
HbS
Form tactoids with hypoxic stress
Reversible: half moon shaped, no
pointed projections
Irreversible: Crescent shaped, pointed
projections
MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA:
MCV>100fl
Megaloblastic RBC precursors are
larger
Cytoplasm very basophilic
Asynchrony between nuclear age and
cytoplasmic age
BM hypercellular
ME Ratio 1:1 or 1:3
Low retic count
VIT. B12 or Folic Acid deficiency
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA:
RBCs smaller, hypochromic
Decreased RBC count,Hgb, Hct,
MCV,MCHC
Increased RDW
Decreased serum Iron, Ferritin,
Transferrin % Saturation
Increased TIBC
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